Combined shade and guide map



July 25, 1933. J, MQRlCCA 1,920,099

COMBINED SHADE AND GUIDE MAP Filed June 17, 1931 2 5 gmc/Mio@ Patented July v:25, A193s.

lanasNr orifice JOSEPH Monroe-A7 or' oLEAN, 'Nifivv YORK,

PETER Lisa.' CARMELO REITAN CLEAN, NEWYOBK] L Y lAssierivoie:er scary-NINE PERCENT 'ro O, .'A'ND LIBERATORE FRATERANGELO, ALL YOF n 'CGMBINED SHADE AND AGUIDE MAP Appleatien filed` .Tune '17,

The invention relates to :accessories :for motor or other vehicles but "particularly for automobiles. Y Y

The principal object of the invention, gen- 5 erallystated, is to provide a` combined window shade and guide-map `carried by a springlroller and adapted kto be mounted bile are notnecessarily of .thefvsame length.

and that the shades and rollers forthef'cordresponding Windows in: vdifferent makes' 'of'` cars also vary. It is consequently an important object, of the present invention kto provide a combined shade and map mounted upon a spring roller which isV yadjustable :as to lengt-h so that..apluralityoi1 such rollers may beV mounted intercha-ngeablyat'any of Y the windows in a certain. automobilepr 'at the windows of an automobile of `,different the izoller .compensatingfordilerences in the dimensions ofv the `windows so that aV given Asetrof ,map carrying rollers may be Aused, if not everywhere, at least in connec- 35 tion with na large number of different makes et automobiles anddilferent body `styles.

Another object'of .the invention'v iste pro-V vide an arrangement of -this .character in y d which the supporting spring roller may in oi`4 brackets without change in :the equipment et anau-tomobile other than thepilovis-ion of .brackets over those windowsv which arenot ordinarily thus equipped, Ait* .beingrwell l y 8 and sidewindows 9 and l0. '-lhe particu- .lar 1stylegofl body illustrated yis the .cOLClry V known that it is generally customaryto pro--v ,vide shades onlyat the backwindowandlthe .two rear sidewindows.- e A ilnother-object of thelinvention is to provide an arrangement of this character where- ,inffuse may be inade oa specialfbrac'kot 0 make, the extensibility oi" adjustability of,

i or ,automatically adjustable,

1931; Seriell No. 545,091.

where thereisrbut flittle space between the Y side windows, the special bracket having meansat one side for journally receiving the trunnion of a shade roller and provided at its opposite side with a socket for receiving the gudgeon of an adjacent roller so that two rollers may be supported at one rend vby a single bracket in feases where there is in'' sutlicient room to rate Y brackets.

' A fur-'ther object is accommodate two sepadevice Wliiclimay be usedfii'i .the same maiii ner as an ordinary shade and'which, moreslight cost.

` Ari-additional object toprovide ,aide-i Y .viee of this character which will be; very simple, neatand attractive in. appearance,- and av general improvement in the art.

. Y To the .attainment of ,the 4'foregoing and other objects and advantagesytheinvention` preferably consists inthe details of'llcon-k struction and theiarrangement and combination ,of parts to rbe hereinafter more fully 'port-ion of the vinterior koigan automobile equipped at its windows -with my combined shadeand map, i Y

, .Figure 2 is a longitudinal section ,through Yone forni of shade roller which is ,extensible Ffgure 3 isla. cross section taken Yon. ethe linexe of Figure 2,

Vover, may be manufactured at comparatively described and claimed, 'and illustrated in ,theft5 Ffg'ure t is a detail-perspective lviewhof 'the gudgeon-end 'ofthe roller,

Figure isa wonend, and n perspective view ot the` combination bracket...

j Referring more particularly vtothe draiw- Figurev 6 is va perspective viewfof laiiovel- 190,

wherein thereale only two side windows a to any other stylefof body, including` the?V y the shades beingmounted in conventional the `Vgudgeon. Ordinarily the shadesV are mounted on the usual and 'Well known spring coup, sedan or limousine7 this being immaterial. It is custoinarytoprovide jshzides carried by spring rollers mounted at thei'eaiivindow 8 and the rear side Windows 9,

brackets lland 12, the formerbeing of Vthe type lto .journally receive the ti'unnion' provided at the end` of a shade rolleifandthe latter. beingfslottedor socketed tojreceive rollers and are formed Otcloth `or other suitable material and are used for the purpose of excluding sunlight' or glare froiii Iii the carrying out-of iny inventionI pro-- inapsdoes not inany Way interfere vvviththe 'Y customaryl purpose lof the shades. The

shades may be of any lmaterial and the maps,

' may be printed upon them or applied'injany "preferred,manner." It is the'V intention [to provide one of thesev combined shadesand maps 13Ik at each. Window, the' lonly necessary v"eXtra equipment being` rollersupporting brackets over` 'together and it l-is easilypossible that there fmig'ht not be room enough to acscoinrnodate `separate brackets of the conventional `typeY 35 suclii-a's V'those illustrated at 11 and 12.V

:Under such "circumstances Iinay use Vthe Vspecial bracket 14jillust'rated in detail in "Figure 6 this biaclnetnbeing` adapted to bev 'mounted up'oirthe sideof -tlief'ciar between the YWindows and having an enlarged lower portion formed at oneside with a circular hole 15 to constitute abearing for the trimy. nien of the shaderollerand being provided :at its other side ivitli'ia'slot'oi socletlto receive laiidfhold"the gu"dgfeon` All of the maps are ofjcourse different 'with a Vset ol shades having'wthereon maps ot those states near the one in -iihich'the'car is :soldi It is alsofreadilvapparent that-'prior to making a. tour for takin anY extendedtrip the owner YoftheV carinayrsupply "himself with ja'sct ofshade .maps otthe'diilerent, state'sthrough which he expects to pass.` i" As 'i the maps are intended' tobe interchangeable i *of the/"Windows it is readily apparent that `any selected inap may 'beiein'oved' frein anyjlocationiii the cai* and Vplaced at thejleftfrontivindoyv sdasto beiV convenient to the driver. VIn' its simplest e AVVformthe invention contemplates vprov'iding y these-shadeiiiaps oi 'eeinrnoii ordinary shade for' location V"at fan v each ivindo'wnot-,so originally equip'1'3e'Jd` In many cars the side Windowsar'e' close f -flti such be used. Yplunu'er is 'formed Vivith` a reduced Vextension rQlfwliich definesaslioulder 2 6 against which y ribs yor rid n es Y L8 carries f v d i Y vfivithinany' one ofthe i' eular brackets 12er and are chosen in accordance with tliewislics of the driver. It is readily conceivable that when new carsare sold they inayfbe equipped when not'in use.

1 i A i 1 1,920,099 i Y t i vout advantageously Where thereare diiierences inthe dimensions of the Windows, I

may find 4it expedientto provide specially constructedJ .spring rollers which are automatically eXtensible and Which Will therelforelbe capable ofino'unting inpairs ot brackets different distances apart. As an ordinary telescopic roller presents some ditliculties` in its'use7 particularly as regards the securing of a shade upon relatively movable sections,` I vprefer to resort .to the expedient or construction disclosediiii Figures 2 to o extensible to fit in different sized spaces. It should,"fhowever,- be understood that it is Within the purview offtlieinvention to vary this construction aiidto substitute an equi-valent-means@ l gated sleeveV 1 7l having aceiitral bore 18 lead-- ing` into counterbores 19 and 20 at the end. Slidable `and `non-rotatab'lje Within the counterboreL-lS) is a. plunger 21 herey represented vwherein I have'v 'illustrated a peculiarly @formed shade roller which is automatically as having longitudinally extending; ribs orV .ridges 22 slidably engaging Within Vcorresponding grooves 23 -iiptliewvall of the counterbore. Thisaplunger has'its outer oiid provided Withatrunnioii 241rotatably engageable Withinany ordinary bracket 11 or-Witliin the hole 151 Viirthe special. bracket At its, iniierend the abutsfoiie endofa c oilspring'27 which is `locatedWithin the couiiterborc 19 and which *operates tourge the 'plunger 21 outwardly.`

Slidable I and "rotatable Within the` counter- At its outer end the'plunger udpfeon 29 for engagement,

ivithin "the'slot 16l of thespecial bracket, as thecase' may be, andat its inner end itis formed with afreduced extension 30 defining Va@shouldr-ir A31 against which 'abut-s the coil spring *32' located Withinthe counterbore 20 Vand:operating?l to urge'the plungerQS outwardly; )The Linner.YextreinitiesofA the extensions 25= and 30 zareformed avith'l `apertured earsBS lWithin jWhicli jare engaged the ends `of a torsion spiinglt. The shade inap 13 lis ot'ffcoui'se intended to" besecured upon the 'sleeve17 inany desired manner and is adapted to be W'ound upon Vor Wrapped thereabout generally; provided" With, the usual f When ord'nar'yshaderollers are used they are,` l rate et fanldpa'wl mechanism` and such v:may n e d l l Y* 1 alsoheprovided. on'thefmo'died roller4 In Vorder that ln'iy scheinejinaybe'carried shovv'n1in*VFigureQ'thougfh.itV is not illus-"13C" trated as being so extremely well known in the art.

' In the use of this modified form of roller, it is of course apparent that the shade map 13 ywhich is secured to the sleeve 17 `is initially wound upon it. The roller is placed in position by engaging the trunnion 24 within the bracket '11 or 14 and the gudgeon 29 within the bracket 12 orlt at the top of the window at the left of the driver. Of course the device can be mounted at any of the other windows equally aswell but at the left front window is the location where its use is needed. Assuming that the shade is rolled up, when the operator wishes to inspect the map he grasps whatever pull cord 35 may be provided and simply pulls down on the shade whereupon the sleeve 17 rotates as the shade unwinds. In view of the fact that the gudgeon 29 holds the plunger 28 and one end of the spring 34 stationary and in View of the fact that the sleeve 17 is keyed or splined onto the plunger 21, it is clear that the latter will rotate with the former so thatY the spring 34 will be twisted or placed under torsion. When the driver finishes inspecting the map he merely lets go of the pull cord whereupon the natural tendencyrof the spring 34 to resume its normal position will cause the sleeve 17 to rotate in the proper direction to rewind the shade. It is intended that the springs 27 and 32 be considerably heavier than the torsion spring 34 so that when the latterris twisted it will not operate to retract the 4plungers 21 and 28. If the pawl and ratchet mechanism be provided the shade can be Vleft down at any window where it may be placed.y A great feature of importance inthe modified roller shown in Figures 2 to 5 is that as the plungers 21 and 28 are always urged outwardly by the springs 27 and 32 'theroller may be considered as automatically extensible so that it may be readily mounted within shade brackets different distances apart so that the device may be used advantageously even though there may be noticeable differences in the distances between the pairs of brackets in a car or between the study of the drawing it will be yapparentv A that Ihave thus lprovided an extremely simple and inexpensive schemebyl means of which road maps and the like may be kept easily available for consultation, the idea involving no additional expensive equipment. In the actual commercialization of the invention itis readily conceivable that mapsl of all the states or portions thereof may be y1nanufactured and sold mounted upon the spring rollers, particularly the extensible variety so that one contemplating a trip may avail himself in advancev of all the maps which may be needed. Various details will of course suggest themselves and it is believed that the entire invention as disclosed will be readilyv apparent to one skilled in the art without further explanation.

Vhile I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of the invention, it should be understood that the disclosure is merely an exempliiication of the principles involved as the right is reserved to make all such changes in the details of construction as will widen theeld of utility and increase the adaptability of the device provided such changes. constitute no departure from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

Having thus described` the invention, I claim:

` 1. In a device of the character described,

. a shade roller provided at its ends with outwardly 'spring pressed plungers', one terminating in a trunnion and the other in a gudgeon, the first named plunger having a slidable and non-rotatable connection with the roller, and torsion spring means connecting the inner ends of the plungers.

2. A shade roller comprising a sleeve having a `bore leading into counterbores at the ends, an outwardly spring ,pressed plunger slidably and non-rotatablyengaged within one counterbore and terminating in a trunnion, an outwardly spring pressed plunger slidably and rotatably engaged within the other counterbore and terminating in a gudgeon, said plungersbeing provided at their inner ends with reduced extensions terminating in apertured ears, and a torsion spring connecting said ears.

JOSEPH MORIC'CA. 

